Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Kansas (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kansas. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Kansas is located in Sumner County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Kansas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kansas:
- Sumner County (The home county of Kansas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Rogana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
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- Rock Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Bethpage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Chipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Castalian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cottontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Rayon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Ridgetop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Hermitage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Maplewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
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- Donelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
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- East Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Mudtavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Priest Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Joelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Green Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
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- Red Boiling Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- White House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Calistia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orlinda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hygeia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Crunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Murphree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Morrow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pleasant Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Defeated
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- South Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Brush Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Laguardo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Possum Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Beckwith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Mount Juliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Lynn Christie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gladeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Adolphus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Mount Aerial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Oak Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Cedar Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Schochoh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Adairville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Black Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Prices Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Woodburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Alvaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kansas, see our County-by-County Page for Kansas.
Cemeteries Near Kansas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kansas.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kansas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kansas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Dry Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Durham Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bushs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpage Upper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (833 more) ...
- Bethpape Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphura Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Kansas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kansas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kansas, with the one closest to Kansas listed first.
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Rogana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Trousdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Bethpage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Castalian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chipman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- South Tunnel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphura is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphura
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Bransford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bledsoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Odum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Cottontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kansas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kansas.
Newspapers Published in Kansas ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kansas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kansas, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kansas.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kansas:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kansas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kansas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |